Utilizing physical parameters for predicting shipworm Teredo navalis spreading in the Baltic Sea. The WreckProtect Project

Zyad Al-Hamdani, Christin Appleqvist, Per Jonsson, Jon Havenhand

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Abstract

Wooden structures such as shipwrecks were adequately preserved in the Baltic Sea from shipworm attacks for centuries. The low sea water temperate and low salinity kept these wooden artefacts safe from the attacks of the wood borers (such as Teredo navalis), thus saving an important part of the national heritage from destruction and eventual lost.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11
Number of pages1
JournalBulletin of the Geological Society of Finland
Volume83
Issue numberSpecial Issue 1
Publication statusPublished - 2011
EventThe GeoHab 2011 Conference: Marine Geological and Biological Habitat Mapping - Geological Survey of Finland, Espoo, Finland
Duration: 3 May 20116 May 2011

Programme Area

  • Programme Area 5: Nature and Climate

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